Jack Recider

It does have a spammy taste to it, doesn't it? I think I've probably gotten spam like this before. You know, click here to see if my identity is stolen.

It does have a spammy taste to it, doesn't it? I think I've probably gotten spam like this before. You know, click here to see if my identity is stolen.

The e-mail was from a guy named Andrew. Andrew is also a programmer, but he's just starting out in college and has only posted a little bit to GitHub, Andrew said someone found him and messaged him on GitHub and offered him a job. But when Andrew asked more questions about the job, he was told he had to act like Connor to get the job.

The e-mail was from a guy named Andrew. Andrew is also a programmer, but he's just starting out in college and has only posted a little bit to GitHub, Andrew said someone found him and messaged him on GitHub and offered him a job. But when Andrew asked more questions about the job, he was told he had to act like Connor to get the job.

Okay, wow. They took Connor's real resume, but changed just a few things, like the email address, physical address, and a few other accomplishments. But all this sounds really spooky. I mean, to get an email from someone explaining all this?

Okay, wow. They took Connor's real resume, but changed just a few things, like the email address, physical address, and a few other accomplishments. But all this sounds really spooky. I mean, to get an email from someone explaining all this?

The person sending the email could be trying to help, or they could be trying to scam Connor into paying them to scrub this information off of some website or something? What was the real intention of this Andrew guy who emailed him?

The person sending the email could be trying to help, or they could be trying to scam Connor into paying them to scrub this information off of some website or something? What was the real intention of this Andrew guy who emailed him?

It seems like this guy Andrew is responding to questions Connor has, but is equally as confused as Connor is about this. I mean, imagine someone messages you on GitHub, offers you some paid work, and when you say, yeah, that sounds great, then they ask you to pretend to be someone else?

It seems like this guy Andrew is responding to questions Connor has, but is equally as confused as Connor is about this. I mean, imagine someone messages you on GitHub, offers you some paid work, and when you say, yeah, that sounds great, then they ask you to pretend to be someone else?

So Andrew was sending more information over to Connor, screenshots of Slack chat that he had with this Maris person.

So Andrew was sending more information over to Connor, screenshots of Slack chat that he had with this Maris person.

Oh, right. This is an online video interview, and it's all set up where the company is expecting Connor to join and be interviewed. And it was in a few hours. This just gets wilder and wilder. Connor starts wondering if he should join the interview.

Oh, right. This is an online video interview, and it's all set up where the company is expecting Connor to join and be interviewed. And it was in a few hours. This just gets wilder and wilder. Connor starts wondering if he should join the interview.

And just to see what's going on, at the least he can inform this other company that they shouldn't hire him because he's not actually applying for the job. And that's going to be awkward to explain to them for sure. All the while, Connor is trying to figure out why they took his resume to copy. What was it about Connor that made his resume special?

And just to see what's going on, at the least he can inform this other company that they shouldn't hire him because he's not actually applying for the job. And that's going to be awkward to explain to them for sure. All the while, Connor is trying to figure out why they took his resume to copy. What was it about Connor that made his resume special?

Hmm, I wonder how big of a decision this was for Andrew. A college kid looking for work, finding a job that pays, but having to turn it down because it violates his ethics? I bet there are quite a lot of college kids that would be up for it, you know?

Hmm, I wonder how big of a decision this was for Andrew. A college kid looking for work, finding a job that pays, but having to turn it down because it violates his ethics? I bet there are quite a lot of college kids that would be up for it, you know?

And I wonder if this is a tactic, that this Marist person or P&D person targets college kids because they need the experience and work and are more willing to take non-ethical jobs? I don't know. Anyway, for Connor to get an email like this, it absolutely derailed his ability to concentrate on anything at work that day. I mean, he had to go to an interview that he did not set up.

And I wonder if this is a tactic, that this Marist person or P&D person targets college kids because they need the experience and work and are more willing to take non-ethical jobs? I don't know. Anyway, for Connor to get an email like this, it absolutely derailed his ability to concentrate on anything at work that day. I mean, he had to go to an interview that he did not set up.